Jeffrey Hanson "Jeff" Richards (October 21, 1974 in Walnut Creek, California) is an American comedian and actor. He first broke through as a comedian while living in Los Angeles. In 2000 his stand-up and impressionist skills won him a brief featured slot on Mad TV.
In 2001 he joined the cast of Saturday Night Live, debuting in the first post-9/11 episode. Richards was the first MA Dtv veteran to join the cast of SNL, and is still one of only two, the other being Taran Killam. Along with a few recurring characters he still specialized in impressions, playing among others Al Franken, Bill O'Reilly, Phil McGraw, Howard Dean, and Curly Howard. In his second season he was joined by former high school friend Will Forte.
Richards left SNL mid-season in the winter of 2004. Since then he has returned to stand-up and appeared on shows such as Mind of Mencia, Flashforward, and 'Til Death.
